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Underside of a sea star feeding on a bamboo coral. Sea stars are predators ofinvertebrates and feed by inverting their guts on their prey. This particularstarfish is of the genus Evoplosoma, probably E. Forcipifera.
Credit
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana
Display Date
20150811T215149Z
Location
Hawaii, Salmon Bank Southeast Ridge
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2015 Hohonu Moana